Health Minister Gaétan Barrette warned that if the world doesn't step up its response to Ebola soon, it will be too late. "We can send human resources to control an outbreak of 2,000 people, but what will we do when there are 500,000?"

The infection of a second health-care worker in Texas who treated the first patient to be diagnosed with the virus on American soil has raised serious questions about the readiness of supposedly state-of-the-art Western health care to confront the illness that has claimed more than 4,000 lives in Africa.

Bill 10 has been introduced as a cost-cutting measure designed to rationalize the structure and administration of health and social services without reducing direct services to the public. While there are several reasonable arguments to be made that such large-scale structural changes are best done swiftly and early into a new government’s mandate, careful consideration […]

Almost a fondue, this recipe should suit the cook in a hurry to produce a comfortable supper. Add a tossed green salad and crusty bread and there’s a meal, and vegetarian at that. It’s from The Kitchen Table Cookbook, by Moira Sanders (Whitecap, $29.95), a chef and family cook living in Mount Albert, Ontario. The […]

They live and breathe hockey, pushing themselves to the limit for a team that can trade them any time. Many major junior players sacrifice their health, education and dignity in hopes of making it to the National Hockey League. Most will never get there

Apple season is in full swing. You’ll find a bumper crop in markets and stores. Varieties are available for every purpose right now. Two Quebec favourites are McIntosh and Cortland. The Mac is a fine eating apple and juicy so it makes good applesauce. The Cortland is perfect for making desserts because it keeps its shape in cooking. Make a tarte Tatin with Cortlands. Bags of apples are a good buy in the supermarkets but the public markets are the best place if you like to buy smaller quantities.

By a Conservative insider’s own admission, ignoring Canada’s fixed-date election law and calling a snap election to avoid potential embarrassment from a court case would be “pretty tacky” and look “panicky.” Yet such rumours have been swirling around Parliament Hill this week, ever since the start date for Senator Mike Duffy’s fraud trial was set for April 7, 2015.

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